Statistics show that China Mobile's operating income in the first three quarters was CNY 567.7 billion, down 0.3% from the same period of the previous year. Among them, communication service revenue was CNY 518.4 billion, up 0.6% year-on-year; EBITDA was CNY 214.1 billion, up 1.3% year-on-year; the profit was CNY 95 billion, up 3.1% over the same period of the previous year.

As of September 30, 2018, China Mobile's cablebroadband subscribers totaled 147 million, with a net growth of 34.13 million in the first three quarters, making it the leader in the industry in terms of net growth of subscribers. The subscriber base of China Mobile in China is about 916 million, with 4G subscribers being 695 million. In the first three quarters the net increase of 4G subscribers was 45.78 million.